Activities for August ...

Bulan Ogos tu, tak asai ke lelak isi laban ke mayoh endal pengawa & pengerami ke dilawah, nyengkaum ke diri nurun gawa. Pejalai ari Sibu ke Miri ke Bintulu ke Kuching, lalu penudi iya aku ke Kota Kinabalu. Taja pen lelak, pengerindu ati amat di asai ketegal ke betemu enggau bala kaban serta diri sebilik.


August had been a month of activities! I had been flying around from Sibu to Miri to Bintulu to Kuching, and finally to Kota Kinabalu; all in the span of about 2 weeks. Albeit all the running around, I had a wonderful time of fellowship with the Sarakup ladies, church members, and families! Such precious moments!

Pengawa 1
Ketegal Temenggong Jenny & Pemanca Mary meh aku berkelut ke Miri, demi kaban ... semalam aja aku din. Taja pia, sempat meh aku betemu enggau endu tanpun puji Tina ari KL! Rindu amat ngah begulai enggau sida - sigi enda ngetu 'ngering' ke tubuh enggau pemakai! lol

Out of friendship for three (3) wonderful ladies - Temenggong Jenny, Pemanca Mary & Beautiful Tina - I make that overnight trip to attend the wonderfully organized dinner! Time with the ladies were filled with laughter and food! I think I gained 1kg in 1/2 morning with them!!
If not for them, I would not have make the journey; as I had to do a medical procedure the following Tuesday and had to check-in to the hospital by Monday early morning! Praise the Lord, the procedure went well (although I was confused for a week, thereafter; and kept on booking meetings for the same date!!), and the test result was great too!

Temenggong Jenny, aku, Endun Tapun Puji Tina!!

Cukup endal ngah pengental sida tiga tu .. baka diri madik gamal ... segalah magang! :D

Jenny, Tina and I - don't we just look so rounded! :D

Minggu tu kemari aku enggau bala sebilik ari Kanowit, Sibu enggau KL berkumpul di Kota Kinabalu ketegal kahwin betunggal laki aku ke biak, Kaynee William. Tahniah ke seduai melaki bini serta selamat niri ke rumah tangga. Sekeda bala ngena darat serta keda ngena sayap! Aku laban ke enda tan dreba nuka 2 hari; sigi madah ke diri 'bersayap'! Nya pen susah amat ngah ngiga penuduk ketegal ke berebut enggau orang ke pulai Raya! Nasib ngah bulih penuduk kena 26/8. Maya din sempat ngah belalai-lalai ngerapas ngiga utai ke nadai! ;)

Pengawa 2

Last weekend, the families from Kanowit, Sibu and KL all gathered in Kota Kinabalu for the wedding of my young cousin Kaynee William to a Kadazan lady, Natalie Nicol Nasir. Congratulation to both of them, and may their union be blessed always. About 40 family members converged, if the notice had been longer, I am sure more would have made the journey.

The wedding ceremonies were conducted in church and also in accordance to the Kadazan culture at the bride's village for 2 nights! So I asked, what happened to the Iban culture?

Kaynee & Natalie William

Petunggal aku, Emily Stephen Sekai & aku.

Tu udah jauh malam, bala nuh ragak agi. Bala betunggal & bala anak2 meh nya. Aku meh ke bulih bungai kahwin, laban munyi ko bala sida ka aku udah nya! hmmm kada meh nya ... laban bala ke dara bukai nuh berebut ka empu bungai!! Ketegal enggai 'alah' laban bala di Sabah, kami sebuat lalu bergempung ngaga band betaboh ngeyit serta siko di asoh ngajat! Bala ari Kanowit & Sibu lalu meri ngaga siti band, aku nyadi tukang nebah gerumong ketegal inie ke nemu nuh diasoh nebah tawak (laban tu dua iti alat ke pedis ditebah!). Nama deh, nyadi meh iya. Anak petugal aku, Lineker (ke megai botol arak) sigi landik! Enti aku enda nebah gerumong, sigi aku mantai ke kajat indu! haha Chelsea madah ke diri nemu kajat indu, tang meh enda angat ... nyangka nuh lemi tulang kini! hahaha

Late at night, the smiles get wider, the voices an octave louder, the faces redder ... here are the cousins and nephew/niece ... showing our merry faces! Yeah, I did get the bouquet special delivered to me but the other singles were also wanted it!!

We also managed to form an impromptu band and dance the kajat for the night to showcase the Iban culture! That was fun and surprisingly very well played, but I might be biased!

Chelsea finally 'took' the bouquet from me :D , Emily, Lauriana & Tayree.

Pengujung iya Chelsea mai bungai pulai, laban nuh dinan ke iya!! Bala petunggal, Chelsea, Emily, niece Lauriana, Tayree.

At the wedding reception - my Uncle William & Aunt Claire (right side) - before the evening starts.

Sebedau belaboh, sempat bergambar enggau sida petunggal/uncle/aunty ke empu pengerami.

Beraksi enggau bala anak - Xian (berimbai enggau aku) serta Darren (mua).

Nephews Xian & Darren (front)

Vera (tepak uchu) enggau aku sempat bergambar enggau penari ke dibai malam nya.

Vera (grand niece) and I with the cultural troupe.

Semua kaban belayan ke bisi enggau ngulu pengerami.

Pengawa 3

Yesterday, I spent the afternoon with a Methodist Medical Mission group from Semenanjung at my longhouse doing medical mission & children ministry. I only managed to take pictures of the youth with the group doing children ministry. It was just so lovely and interesting and the kids just loved it!! I heard also that the night session was also every well received. At night, there was medical talk and also medical care being carried out. Praise the Lord for bringing this wonderful group to our longhouse!

Belajar belagu Puji Tuhan ari bala cikgu-cikgu.
Children being taught action songs by the youth.

Pengawa 4

Yesterday was also the Hari Raya Adil Fitri, and a group of Sarakup ladies and families visited one of our member who is a Muslim. We had a wonderful fellowship with her and her family!

Kemari bala kami mega bisi nurun ngabang ngagai siko kaban Sarakup ke beragama Islam ianya Pn. Maria Taloh. Chukup rindu bala nguji pemakai ke dipanok iya, lebih agi sida kek kek ke digaga iya. Laban Pn Maria tu endang pandai bendal ngaga kuih kek!

Pn. Maria Taloh & Cikgu Idri B Drahman with Sarakup members.